Lovers' Destiny
Chapter 13: Destined to Return Alone
Miku and Gakupo walked closer and closer to the mansion filled with darkness and evil force. Gakupo held the Purifying Sword with his manly, yet scared hands. Miku carried her bow and arrows that can also purify a devil or a fallen angel. Before they went inside, Miku stopped Gakupo by holding her arm out to keep him from walking any further.
"Gakupo," she said, looking at her surroundings.
"Do you really love Luka?" she asked, looking at Gakupo's worried, amethyst eyes.
"I love her more than anything else in this world," he said, confident.
"Then, let's go," Miku determinedly said.
The two opened the pushed the gigantic, heavy door as quietly as they can, but it made a slight squeaking sound.
"Hm?" turned Luka, who was sitting on Kaito's lap, kissing him.
"What's wrong?" Kaito asked, one hand on Luka's flawless lap and one hand around her waist, supporting her back.
"I heard a sound," Luka said, her glowing red eyes looking at the door.
"It's just the birds," Kaito said, trying to get Luka to kiss him again.
Luka looked at the door as if something is about to crash in the room to ruin her and Kaito's time together. Kaito turned Luka's face to him and they continued kissing again.
"I knew they were coming," Kaito thought, his eyes closed while kissing the beautiful Luka.
"Are you ready?" Miku quietly asked.
Gakupo nodded and they proceeded to go up to the second floor. Before they separated ways, they turned to each other and Miku nodded her head, signaling Gakupo to go to the area he was instructed to go.
Miku ran as passed by the room where Luka and Kaito are in, making the loudest thumping noises as she ran.
"Hm?" noticed Kaito, stopping his kisses with Luka.
"I told you I heard someone out there," Luka said, getting up. Her dark wings darted out of her back, flapping as it warms up.
Kaito walked out of the door, going to the direction where Miku went. Luka went to the opposite way where she found a figure. She follows the figure as she floated on air with her wings' help. When Luka started getting nearer and nearer to the figure, she realized that it was Gakupo.
"Oh, so you came back?" she said to herself, stepping back on the ground and walking instead.
Gakupo and Miku's plan are going well for Miku lead Kaito to her and Gakupo had lead Luka to the graveyard with him.
"Luka!" yelled Gakupo, attacking her with the Purifying Sword.
Unfortunately, Luka was able to take out her scythe, shielding herself.
"Why'd you come back, you pest?" Luka insulted, not even putting too much effort into pushing Gakupo's sword away from her.
"I came back for you,"
"You're a fool!"
"No, I'm not! I know somewhere deep inside your heart, you still remember me. And I know that somewhere deep inside your heart, something is telling you that who you are right now is not who you wish or want to be," Gakupo said, softening his grip on the sword.
Luka froze, astonished of what he said.
It was true. Her real self is still inside her heart, crying miserably because she's hurting the person she loves the most.
"Gakupo?" Luka asked, in tears. It was the real Luka that was talking to Gakupo.
"Luka?"
Gakupo was starting to let go of his weapon when suddenly, the fallen angel returned. She used her power and the scythe grew stronger, sending Gakupo flying off to hit a tree.
His back ached as he hit the tree from Luka's attack.
"No matter what happens, you must stay strong," he remembered Miku's advice as he got up.
"Who is it?" called Kaito in the dark hallway where his voice echoed.
Miku came out from behind him, hiding her weapons.
"Ah, Miku," Kaito said, turning around.
"You look beautiful as always," he said, spreading his arms wide open, hoping to get a hug from Miku.
"Yeah, right," Miku sarcastically said.
"What's wrong, baby?" asked Kaito, getting closer to her and putting his arm around her waist.
"Don't touch me," Miku said, moving away from him.
"Don't touch me?" repeated Kaito, enraged.
"You were supposed to be my bride, Miku!" Kaito yelled, getting ready to use his powers.
"Miku, even if you betrayed me, I still love you. I've always loved you," Kaito said, his eyes desiring sympathy from Miku.
"You're right," Miku said, her eyes wide in surprise.
Kaito walked slowly closer to Miku, getting ready to give her a hug.
"I told you," he said as he gave Miku a hug.
"Kaito!" Miku screamed, hugging him tight.
Suddenly, thick red blood flowed everywhere on the marble floor. Miku slowly fell to the ground on her knees, still hugging Kaito. When she let go, Kaito fell on his own pool of blood.
"How…can…you…do this…to me?" Kaito said, losing life after Miku pierced her Purifying Arrow in his back.
"It was revenge," Miku walked away from the dying devil.
"I loved him dearly, but it was all your fault he had to sacrifice his own life for me," Miku thought to herself as she remembered Len, her lover, rescuing her from Kaito even if he had known that his own blood was needed to be shed in order to save her.
"When Gakupo-kun gets back, him, Luka-chan and I are going to the movies together!" Gumi exclaimed, staying optimistic.
Akaito was surprised of what she said for he knows something important that she doesn't.
"Um, Nakajima-sama," Akaito said, sounding sorry for Gumi.
"What is it?" she said with a smile on her face.
After attacking each other, Luka's real conscience is fighting with her fallen angel's conscience, giving Luka terrible headaches in the middle of their battle.
"Get out!" Luka's real conscience said.
"Shut up! You should be gone!" the fallen angel yelled.
"Luka, I know you still love Gakupo. Don't hurt him!"
"He's nothing to you!" the fallen angel tempted.
"Get out of my head! Please help!" Luka screamed in pain. Her having two consciences in her mind were unbearable for her.
Gakupo, who had fallen to the ground for the millionth time from Luka's attack, is surprisingly still alive. He watched Luka suffer in front of him as the two consciences fought over her.
Luka fell to the ground, covering her ears as if the consciences' voices are coming out from the outside. Luka couldn't bear the pain anymore triggering tears to fall out of her eyes.
"Help me," Luka said, looking at Gakupo with the most distressing eyes he had ever seen.
Gakupo stood up and walked slowly to Luka, holding onto his side to prevent the blood from gushing out of his body. He had been attacked so many times that his wounds were starting to get fatal. He kneeled to the ground, and helped Luka sit up.
"I love you, Luka," Gakupo said, hugging her with tears emerging from his eyes.
Gakupo pulled the long Purifying Sword and thrusted it onto Luka. The sword went through her body and through Gakupo's, making the tip visible from his back. Luka screamed as she felt the sword go through her. She heard the fallen angel's voice in her mind quickly vanishing. As Luka's black-feathered wings and red eyes disappeared, she was able to pull the sword out. Her wound immediately healed sending her happiness.
"Gakupo! I'm back! I'm not…" Luka blissfully said as she threw the sword out of the way, but when she looked at Gakupo, his wounds never healed.
"Gakupo, why are your wounds—"
"I'm glad…to hear…your voice…again, Luka," Gakupo smiled, blood flowing out of him.
"Gakupo, tell me you'll be okay," Luka didn't ask, but requested, starting to cry again.
"Luka…I just want you to know…that you're the first woman I've ever loved…and you will always be…the woman I...love," Gakupo said, coughing up blood.
"Gakupo! Gakupo! Please, don't leave me! Gakupo!" Luka desperately cried as Gakupo breathed his last breath.
"Gakupo! Gakupo! Gakupo!" Luka screamed. Even her voice's echoes were heartbroken.
"Kamui-sama had decided to sacrifice his life to return Luka," Akaito explained to Gumi, answering her question.
Gumi wasn't able to say anything in shock.
"I'm deeply sorry...but Luka was destined to return alone."